Category Archives: Local News

Dubuque campground closed due to high Mississippi River levels
A Dubuque campground is closed until further notice due to high Mississippi River levels. The campground at Miller Riverview Park is closed. The release states that the city of Dubuque campground is e...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 07, 2025
3 injured, child airlifted following Dubuque crash
Police said at least three people including two children, were injured Wednesday in a Dubuque crash. A 7-year-old boy from Dubuque was hospitalized and transported by University of Iowa AirCare to UI ...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 07, 2025

11-time felon sentenced on gun charge
A Dubuque man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for firing a gun during an argument. 51-year-old Kenneth Moore was convicted of possessing a firearm as a felon. The incident occurred on...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 07, 2025

Dubuque man sentenced for distributing fentanyl near school
37-year-old Shon Dwayne Perkins has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl near a protected location in Dubuque. Perkins pleaded guilty in December to one count of th...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 07, 2025 Blogtrepreneur / CC

Jury finds man guilty of hate crime in Jamestown fight
A Grant County jury found a man guilty of a three charges, including a hate crime, in connection to a fight in August 2024. According to court records, Christopher Logan Drapeau was convicted on felon...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 07, 2025 GotCredit / CC
12-year-old killed in UTV accident in Hillsboro Wednesday
A 12-year-old has died after suffering critical injuries during a UTV crash in Hillsboro on Wednesday. According to the Vernon County Sheriff's Office, the incident occurred when a 12-year-old and an ...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 07, 2025

One transported following one-vehicle crash in Brigham
On Thursday at 1:38 PM The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a one vehicle crash on Mill Dam Rd in the Township of Brigham. Iowa County Sheriff's Deputies, Barneveld Area Rescue S...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 07, 2025

Minneapolis woman arrested in Dodgeville on meth charges
On Friday at 3:28 PM An officer with the City of Dodgeville Police Department conducted a traffic stop on South Main Street near West Walnut Street in Dodgeville. As a result of this stop, 25-year-old...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 07, 2025

East Dubuque woman arrested on multiple charges following Benton domestic dispute
On Friday at 10:10 PM Lafayette County Deputies responded to Galena St in Benton for a Domestic Dispute. 31-year-old Crystal L Bates of East Dubuque was arrested for Disorderly Conduct, Battery, and P...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 07, 2025

No injuries following one-vehicle crash in Darlington
On Saturday at 6:21 PM 16-year-old Myles J Mathys of Darlington was traveling Eastbound on Highway 81 in Darlington Township, when he lost traction on the road due to water and over-corrected. Failing...
Courtney Chaffee Jul 07, 2025





